MSU Extension Natural Resources

MSU Extension Virtual Events

• Apr 13

  Lake Michigan: Ludington Fishery Workshop 2026

  April 13, 2026 6:00PM – 8:00PM In-person or online via Zoom

  Sea Grant hosts fishery workshops to provide recreational anglers, commercial fishers, charter operators, agency staff, and researchers with a forum to share and discuss Great Lakes fishery management.

• Apr 14

  2026 Lake Huron Fisheries Workshop - Open Water Session

  April 14, 2026 6:00PM – 8:00PM

  Spring fishery workshops offer current research and information related to the status of the Great Lakes fishery.

• Apr 16

  2026 Southern Lake Michigan Fisheries Workshop - South Haven

  April 16, 2026 7:00PM – 9:00PM American Legion Hall, 129 Michigan Ave., South Haven, MI 49090

  Spring fishery workshops offer current research and information related to the status of the Great Lakes fishery.

• Apr 19

  MSU Tollgate Hanami Spring Picnic

  April 19, 2026 11:00AM – 3:00PM MSU Extension Tollgate Farm and Education Center, 28115 Meadowbrook Rd, Novi, MI 48377

  Join us for the annual viewing of our cherry blossom Sakura Garden. Hanami is a long-standing Japanese tradition of welcoming spring in a picnic-style gathering underneath the cherry blossoms.

• Apr 23

  Springtime Frog Walk at the Bengel Wildlife Center

  April 23, 2026 8:00PM – 9:30PM 6380 Drumheller Rd, Bath Twp, MI 48808

  Want to learn more about the frogs that call Michigan home? Join us for an evening filled with croaks, trills, and splashes from some of our favorite frog friends during the MSU Science Festival!

• Apr 28

  Tools for Effective Facilitation Workshop (Formerly Facilitative Leadership)

  April 28, 2026 – April 30, 2026 Kewadin Casino, 2186 Shunk Road, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783

  The three-day Tools for Effective Facilitation workshop helps build the capacity of groups or organizations to use the collective talents of its members to coordinate actions, strengthen relationships, and enable the group to meet its goals.